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| Officials tell refugees on Manus Island they have two options: be resettled in Papua New Guinea or go home. In this episode, Aziz explains why he can’t accept either | |
| Fri 24 Feb 2017 21.23 GMT | |
| Last modified on Tue 11 Jul 2017 03.22 BST | |
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| Aziz celebrates the ruling by Papua New Guinea’s supreme court that detention on Manus Island is unlawful. But his elation turns to confusion when it becomes clear that he and his fellow detainees are anything but free. | Aziz celebrates the ruling by Papua New Guinea’s supreme court that detention on Manus Island is unlawful. But his elation turns to confusion when it becomes clear that he and his fellow detainees are anything but free. |
| Meanwhile, there are the two ever-present options Aziz has to get out of detention. Officials are always reminding him that he can just go home, or he could agree to be resettled in Papua New Guinea. Aziz tells us why he can’t possibly take either of those options, and explains just exactly what the court ruling means for him: vindication. | Meanwhile, there are the two ever-present options Aziz has to get out of detention. Officials are always reminding him that he can just go home, or he could agree to be resettled in Papua New Guinea. Aziz tells us why he can’t possibly take either of those options, and explains just exactly what the court ruling means for him: vindication. |
| I haven’t been excited like this since I came to Manus and today is my first day that I’m really smiling and it’s really smile, like it’s not I’m pretending but I’m really smiling from my heart. | I haven’t been excited like this since I came to Manus and today is my first day that I’m really smiling and it’s really smile, like it’s not I’m pretending but I’m really smiling from my heart. |
| • The Messenger is a 10-part podcast series co-produced by Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It is produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich, Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre, with additional fact-checking by the Guardian’s Ben Doherty. To find out more about The Messenger and to subscribe, visit wheelercentre.com/themessenger | • The Messenger is a 10-part podcast series co-produced by Behind the Wire and the Wheeler Centre. It is produced by Michael Green, André Dao, Hannah Reich, Bec Fary, with Jon Tjhia and Sophie Black at the Wheeler Centre, with additional fact-checking by the Guardian’s Ben Doherty. To find out more about The Messenger and to subscribe, visit wheelercentre.com/themessenger |
| Australian immigration and asylum | |
| The Messenger | |
| Manus Island | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Refugees | |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Migration | |
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